DESIGN HUNTERS

Design Hunters: Woods and Warner

Sonia and Jacinta meld design and decoration to create beautifully resolved and considered spaces for their clients with a creative approach to colour and an innate fearlessness of combining pattern and texture.

ANEAU: A Band of Women, Quilting to Define Their Future

ANEAU is the brainchild of Anna Westcott working in tandem with Purkal Stree Shakti Samiti, a women’s collective in the foothills of the Himalayas. With a modern and colourful approach to design, ANEAU is weaving quilts designed to last for generations.

A Quiet Approach to Design that Screams Substance

Joost Bakker Envisions Green Buildings Across the Globe

Designer, builder, florist, artist and a passionate advocate of self-sufficient suburban living, Joost Bakker has a dream. It may sound like a long-shot, but he’s been testing his theories out at home, and already has a plan to take over our city skylines with nourishing, flourishing greenery.

How Can We Make Our Obstacles Work For Us?

Nature informs and inhabits every aspect of visual artist Joshua Yeldham’s work. It’s in his use of animal totems and in the echoes of the Aboriginal art and traditional Chinese landscapes that illuminate his paintings. It’s in his use of wood and cane and his tireless exploration of the world around him, so that every field, creek and river can be seen afresh.

What Makes Tom Skeehan Tick

Tom Skeehan’s career trajectory has taken off since being shortlisted in Launchpad 2012. Leanne Amodeo talks to the emerging designer about his inspirations, local manufacturers and what he thinks of the current state of Australian design.